HIM 2012 MID-TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Process of protecting citizens living in a civilized society that establishes order, provides parameters for
conduct, and defines the right and obligations of the government and its citizens - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Law
A patient record composed of paper documents and electronically stored information from numerous
clinical systems such as lab, radiology, pharmacy, and nursing, it is referred to as what type of record? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hybrid Health Record
Health information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards
that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff across more than one
healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Electronic Health Record
Health related information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by
authorized clinicians and staff within one healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Electronic
Medical Record
Health related information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability
standards and that can be drawn from multiple sources while being managed, shared, and controlled by
the individual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal health record
strategic management of enterprise information, which includes standards, policies, and procedures for
access, use and control of that information? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information governance
which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the HITECH Act of 2009
-Supports adoption of meaningful use of EHR systems
-Sharing of information through Health Information through Health information exchanges
-Promotes the creation of a national health information infrastructure
-Lessens the scope of privacy and security protections under HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lessens the
scope of privacy and security protections under HIPAA
which of the following statements is/are true regarding privacy of health information?
,-Privacy is a constitutional right
-State constitutions always guarantee privacy
-There is no US Constitution right of privacy; privacy protection has been established by federal and
state laws
-all options are correct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅there is no US Constitution right of privacy; privacy
protection has been established by federal and state laws
What term(s) reflect the definition of security supported by the US Code of Information Security -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅availability, confidentiality, integrity
Best depicts why HIPAA was enacted - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protect patient information as a result of
increasing use of information technology in healthcare
Ethical principle of authonomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Recognizing the right of a person to make one's
own decision
What association's code of ethics is more technical in nature, identifying how electronic data should be
manages and the expectations of patient privacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AMIA
Ethical principle of beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅doing good, promoting the health and welfare
of others
Ethical principle of justice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits
and risks
ethical issue involves a clash between personal interest and gain and professional ethics - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅conflict of interest
Ethical principle that establishes an obligation to be fair in the apportionment of resources to all
patients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Distributive Justice
Ethical principle of nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Doing no harm
, Ethical principle that is violated when an individual's health information is released, knowing this action
will result in genetic discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nonmaleficence
Ethical principle that is violated when a manager does not show fairness to all employees - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Justice
First step in the ethical-decision making model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define the problem
Term that refers to the standards of behavior that develop as a result from one's concept of right or
wrong - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ethics
Ethical theory that focuses solely on the expected outcome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Utilitarianism
Ethical theory focused on the idea that healthcare professionals select their profession because they
possess a desire to do good - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Virtue-based ethics
Role of the ethics committee in a healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Analyze problems
and suggest responses
Term that best describes a set of rules that are formed through the influence of family, culture, religion,
and society? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Moral Values
Law based upon judicial decision is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅common law
A legal matter was tried at the district court level and appealed to a federal appellate court. The case is
now being appealed to the US Supreme Court. What statement is most correct? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The US Supreme Court will likely deny cert and decline this case for oral argument
One or more advantages of arbitration over utilizing the court system to resolve a dispute is/are: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Time savings, Cost savings, Increased privacy
Process of protecting citizens living in a civilized society that establishes order, provides parameters for
conduct, and defines the right and obligations of the government and its citizens - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Law
A patient record composed of paper documents and electronically stored information from numerous
clinical systems such as lab, radiology, pharmacy, and nursing, it is referred to as what type of record? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hybrid Health Record
Health information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards
that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff across more than one
healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Electronic Health Record
Health related information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by
authorized clinicians and staff within one healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Electronic
Medical Record
Health related information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability
standards and that can be drawn from multiple sources while being managed, shared, and controlled by
the individual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal health record
strategic management of enterprise information, which includes standards, policies, and procedures for
access, use and control of that information? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information governance
which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the HITECH Act of 2009
-Supports adoption of meaningful use of EHR systems
-Sharing of information through Health Information through Health information exchanges
-Promotes the creation of a national health information infrastructure
-Lessens the scope of privacy and security protections under HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lessens the
scope of privacy and security protections under HIPAA
which of the following statements is/are true regarding privacy of health information?
,-Privacy is a constitutional right
-State constitutions always guarantee privacy
-There is no US Constitution right of privacy; privacy protection has been established by federal and
state laws
-all options are correct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅there is no US Constitution right of privacy; privacy
protection has been established by federal and state laws
What term(s) reflect the definition of security supported by the US Code of Information Security -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅availability, confidentiality, integrity
Best depicts why HIPAA was enacted - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protect patient information as a result of
increasing use of information technology in healthcare
Ethical principle of authonomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Recognizing the right of a person to make one's
own decision
What association's code of ethics is more technical in nature, identifying how electronic data should be
manages and the expectations of patient privacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅AMIA
Ethical principle of beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅doing good, promoting the health and welfare
of others
Ethical principle of justice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits
and risks
ethical issue involves a clash between personal interest and gain and professional ethics - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅conflict of interest
Ethical principle that establishes an obligation to be fair in the apportionment of resources to all
patients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Distributive Justice
Ethical principle of nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Doing no harm
, Ethical principle that is violated when an individual's health information is released, knowing this action
will result in genetic discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nonmaleficence
Ethical principle that is violated when a manager does not show fairness to all employees - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Justice
First step in the ethical-decision making model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Define the problem
Term that refers to the standards of behavior that develop as a result from one's concept of right or
wrong - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ethics
Ethical theory that focuses solely on the expected outcome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Utilitarianism
Ethical theory focused on the idea that healthcare professionals select their profession because they
possess a desire to do good - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Virtue-based ethics
Role of the ethics committee in a healthcare organization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Analyze problems
and suggest responses
Term that best describes a set of rules that are formed through the influence of family, culture, religion,
and society? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Moral Values
Law based upon judicial decision is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅common law
A legal matter was tried at the district court level and appealed to a federal appellate court. The case is
now being appealed to the US Supreme Court. What statement is most correct? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The US Supreme Court will likely deny cert and decline this case for oral argument
One or more advantages of arbitration over utilizing the court system to resolve a dispute is/are: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Time savings, Cost savings, Increased privacy
